Author: Hazem Saghieh

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The German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a Berlin press conference in 2014 (photo: Imago/Zuma)

Germany′s ′Nazi′ methods

Erdogan – the expert on democracy

In likening present-day Germany to the Nazi era, Recep Tayyip Erdogan demonstrates that his ignorance of Germany is on a par with his ignorance of Nazism. As the Lebanese journalist Hazem Saghieh writes, it is a glaring example of the illiteracy that is prevalent among politicians in the Middle EastMore

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe: A continent dividedGerman-Turkish relations in crisis: Fraying at the edgesErdogan and Turkish foreign policy: Neo-Ottoman rumblings
Supporters of the toppled Egyptian president protesting in Cairo (photo: Reuters)

Egypt after the Coup

Two Sides of the Same Coin

The renowned Lebanese journalist and writer Hazem Saghieh believes that the events of recent weeks in Egypt have shown that Arab societies are only capable of bringing forth military power and political Islam after all, and that the champions of democracy, on the other hand, are not a force to be taken seriously when the chips are downMore

After the Ousting of Mohammed Morsi: Egypt on the Brink of CollapseIntervention of the Military: No Second Revolution on the NileInterview with Hazem Saghieh: Beyond the Authority of Religion and the Rule of Family Clans

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